SoTHATisthechallengethatShakespearefaces, andit's alsothechallengethatyoufacewheneveryouwriteforanaudience, whetherit's a novelor a pedanticYouTubecommentabouttheaccuracyofourGallifreyan.
So I'm goingtoaskyoutoreadcritically, tolookcloselyat a textandpayattentiontothesubtlewaystheauthoristryingtocommunicatethefullcomplexityofhumanexperience, but I'm notaskingyoutogosymbol-huntingbecausereadingissupposedtobesometreasuremapinwhichyoudiscoversymbols, writethemdown, andthengetan A inclass.
TherealreasonthegreenlightinTheGreatGatsbyissuch a wonderfulsymbolisbecauseweallknowwhatit's liketobeoutsideintheevening, staringoffintothedistanceat a futurethatmayneverbeours.